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interesting TED talk on creativity
A friend just sent this to me, I think it's worth sharing. 20 minute lecture on the nature of creativity, nurturing creativity, the artistic ego, why art seems to kill artists... artsy fartsy stuff like that. Mucho recommendo. http://www.ted.com/talks/elizabeth_gilbert_on_genius.html -
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creativity? its simple. its putting your mind into a lucid dreaming state while being awake, and not forgetting that dream immediately after you've had it. if you want to be creative, you need to relax, and put your mind into a trance, where it starts wandering. of course your creativity needs something to work with too.… -
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Yeah, that's one part of the speech I'm still trying to process. I'm not sure if she believed there is a separate entity, or if she was simply giving the dark parts of creativity a name. She talked about how it was given the name Ole and genius, and some other superstitions, but I don't think she really stuck to either… -
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I'm going to be honest here, people like this kinda piss me off. I respect that she's intelligent, and I'm sure an amazing writer in many people's minds. But i can't help but think she's just being smug, or even the next level of smug. I'm supposed to sit here and be sorry for her great success now? It's not enough that… -
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I dont think she believed there is a separate entity, not that it matters if she does I've believed stranger stuff. Its just an easier way of approaching it and also its the way of these sorts of presentations talks that they have to dress things up in mysticisms and 3 point plans. It wouldnt sound half as good if she just… -
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Good speech! -
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crazyfingers no! thats exactly what you are not supposed to do... thats what she was saying... thanks for sharing the more game oriented thoughts though :) interesting perspective/ideas on the ted talk. -
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I actually like the idea of bearing it on my own shoulders... I see no problems having the responsability/challenge either. Hell, one of the reasons i've gone down this path is because its not a cake walk. It was an interesting point of view but not for me at all... -
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yeah Ferg, saw that a while ago. FAN-TASTIC. the whole matter of not needing something to be rationally, objectively TRUE before you can use it is a fantastic notion in general, i think... as long as one can maintain that perspective of course. ideas are sent to me by aliens who beam them into my head? suuuurre.. why not? -
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Ole! Ole Ole Ole! Ole! Ole! Its interesting but... I'm not keen on waiting on my genius to slam my head with a sludge hammer.
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